What a mashup that would be.

'Potentially divisive' is perfect. Like, if you're a Nazi or a KKK member they're positively inspiring. Take that, DEI!

You haven't? I thought I posted enough!

I've let myself down, I've let you down. I've let Literature down. I shall refuse myself my 12th m-dash of the day in penance.

ASUNDER by @kerstinhall.bsky.social. Brilliant fantasy novel. And I find it immensely heartening that the Youths are doing better work in an age-old genre that the Olds ever did.

Many literary novels feel that way to me atm. I think we're in a bit of a golden age.

I once told someone I wrote The Corrections and Prep and they said, "Nope, sorry."

I was going to say they're playing 1D chess but there is no point.

Welp, off to write my short, MALWARE FOR ROYALTY STATEMENTS.

A buddy of mine apropos absolutely nothing, just said "Have you heard of the book "Coffin Moon? Can't remember the author right now. I'm listening to the audio book. Highly recommended. Super impressed."

Fune how wen peeple heer I'm an English profeser thay imedeatlee think I'm going to judj ther spelling?

(I want a 13th-21st Century spelling of this entire thread to see what it looks like!)

I beg your pardon but surely he just says, "I've been blown harder than that."

At least Lieberman is still dead.

bookshop.org/p/books/ever...

So baffling. And why not release a stream of partial, edited ones, so if the real one is released it's old news? And why didn't anyone in the Biden administration release bits? Out of respect for the rule of law? he asked, weeping.

I loved the article because it placed me so firmly among the cranky old men who dismiss everyone's lived experiences. "You're not seeing images you're conceptualizing that you're seeing them!"

(MRI says WHAT?)

It's fun to get my ego popped like that. The memory stuff is creepier though.